Release day: Outback Dreams

Today is the official release of Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns (paperback, Harlequin). Here’s the blurb:

Faith and Monty are both looking for love … but they’re looking in the wrong direction.

Faith Forrester is at a crossroads. Single, thirty and living on a farm in a small Western Australian town, she’s sick of being treated like a kitchen slave by her brother and father. Ten years ago, her mother died of breast cancer, and Faith has been treading water ever since. She wants to get her hands dirty on the family farm. She wants to prove to herself that she’s done something worthwhile with her life. And she wants to find a man…

For as long as he can remember, Daniel ‘Monty’ Montgomery has been Faith’s best friend. When he was ten, his parents sold the family property and moved to Perth, and ever since, Monty’s dreamed of having his own farm. So for the last ten years, he’s been back on the land, working odd jobs and saving every dollar to put toward his dream. Now he finally has the deposit. But there’s still something missing…

So when Faith embarks on a mission to raise money for a charity close to her heart, and Monty’s dream property comes on the market, things seem like they are falling into place for them both. Until a drunken night out ends with them sleeping together. Suddenly, the best friends are faced with a new load of challenges…

Monty and Faith are both ready to find a life partner and settle down, but have they both been looking in all the wrong places?

Rachael dropped by today to tell us a little about this book:

Outback Dreams is the first book in at least three novels in my Bunyip Bay series. It’s also my first Friends-to-Lovers story, which is surprising as this is one of my favourite romance tropes. This book was in part inspired by issues we had with my middle son in his first year of school. He was tested for Autism and I realised that should he be diagnosed, this was something that would affect not only him, my husband and I but also his siblings. I decided to explore this issue in a book. Primarily however Outback Dreams is a beautiful romance about realising your dreams and chasing them. I hope you enjoy it!

You can find out more about this book on Rachael’s website and buy it at Booktopia.

All ARRA members who comment on this post will go in the draw to win a copy of Outback Dreams. Giveaway closes 20 October 2013. (The winner is Aimee)

Aw thanks Sharon! Man Drought was lots of fun to write and I hope you enjoy Outback Dreams as well🙂

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